Jack Mackreth

Jack Mackreth
Personal information
Full name Jack Mackreth
Date of birth (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.74m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Macclesfield Town
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2010 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
2011–2012 Barrow A.F.C 44 (5)
2012–2014 Macclesfield Town 78 (6)
2014–2016 Grimsby Town 55 (5)
2016 Tranmere Rovers 8 (0)
2016– Macclesfield Town 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Jack Mackreth (born 13 April 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Macclesfield Town in the National League.

Club career

Tranmere Rovers

Mackreth was associated with Tranmere Rovers from the age of 13, and signed his first professional contract in June 2010.[2] In the two years prior, he had been a regular member of their reserve and youth teams and spent time on loan at Cammell Laird F.C.[3] However, he was unable to break through to the first team squad and was released[4] at the end of the 2010–2011 season, after making no league appearances despite being on the bench four times.

Barrow

Jack Mackreth signed for Barrow in August 2011,[5] and would go on to be an integral part of the side as they finished 13th in the Football. He was almost ever-present, making 36 starts and a further 8 appearances as a substitute.[6] Scoring 5 goals in the Conference, he was voted as Barrow's Player of the Year 2011–2012.

Macclesfield Town

Mackreth signed for Macclesfield Town in June 2012 after their relegation from League Two in the 2011–2012 season, and was Steve King's first signing as manager.[7] He made 40[8] appearances and scored 3 goals as Macclesfield finished 11th in the Football Conference and historically reached the 4th round of the FA Cup.[9]

Mackreth became one of the first players to re-sign[10] for Macclesfield for the 2013–2014 season under new manager John Askey. Again, he was an integral part of the team as they finished 15th in the Football Conference, making 43[11] league appearances. He scored 4 goals in all competitions including vital winning goals against Woking F.C to give Macclesfield their first victory of the season, and against Brackley Town F.C. in the first round of the FA Cup.[12]

Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town were said to have been interested in signing Mackreth for a couple of years, and had made contact with him in the summer of 2013 before he chose to re-sign with Macclesfield.[13] Mackreth signed for Grimsby in June 2014,[14] and suggested that he regretted not signing for them sooner.[15] In the first few weeks of the season Mackreth was predominantly a substitute, but he fought his way into the starting line-up and mostly remained there for the rest of the 2014–2015 season. In the league he made 40 appearances.[16] Mackreth played every minute of Grimsby's unsuccessful play-off campaign, which ended in a 5-3 defeat on penalties to Bristol Rovers after a 1-1 draw[17] in the play-off final.

He renewed his contract in May 2015,[18] but was unable to retain his place in the starting team. Mackreth made 15 appearances for Grimsby, 10 of which were from the substitutes bench. After scoring against Woking on November 14 - his only goal of the season - he would never play for Grimsby again. It seemed likely in the following months that he would leave on loan[19] after becoming frustrated with his lack of game time, but this did not happen. After being relegated to the reserves,[20] Mackreth left by mutual consent on January 29, 2016.[21]

In total he made 55 league appearances for Grimsby, scoring 5 goals.

Return to Tranmere Rovers

Jack Mackreth was then signed by Tranmere Rovers on 30 January, returning four and a half years after he was released by the club. The move was described as a "no-brainer" [22] by manager Gary Brabin, and he made his debut against Torquay United that day as a 71st-minute substitute.[23] However, he would again struggle for game time and made just 8 appearances (including 7 as a substitute) from a possible 16 in the league campaign.[24]

Return to Macclesfield Town

After Tranmere chose not to extend his short-term contract, Mackreth re-signed for Macclesfield[25] in July 2016. As of October 2016, he has made 15 league appearances, including 8 as a substitute,[1] and has not scored any goals.

References

  1. 1 2 "Macclesfield Town FC Player Profiles". mtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers offer contract to youngster Jack Mackreth - Liverpool Echo". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. ↑ "BBC Sport - Football - Winger Jack Mackreth signs professional Tranmere deal". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers to release seven players - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Barrow AFC sign Shaun Pejic and Jack Mackreth - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Jack Mackreth | Football Stats | Macclesfield Town | Age 24 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  7. ↑ "King wants at least two new faces at Macclesfield Town by weekend - MacclesField Express". macclesfield-express.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Jack Mackreth | Football Stats | Macclesfield Town | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  9. ↑ "Macclesfield 0-1 Wigan - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Jack Mackreth Signs On". mtfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  11. ↑ "Jack Mackreth | Football Stats | Macclesfield Town | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  12. ↑ "Macclesfield Town 3-2 Brackley Town - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  13. ↑ "Grimsby Town manager: Jack Mackreth correct to delay signing for Mariners | Grimsby Telegraph". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  14. ↑ "Jack Mackreth: Grimsby Town sign former-Macclesfield Town winger - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  15. ↑ "Grimsby Town new signing Jack Mackreth asks: Why didn't I do this before? | Grimsby Telegraph". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  16. ↑ "Jack Mackreth | Football Stats | Macclesfield Town | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  17. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 1-1 Grimsby Town (5-3 on penalties) - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  18. ↑ "Josh Gowling & Jack Mackreth: Grimsby Town pair sign new deals - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  19. ↑ "Grimsby Town winger Jack Mackreth could leave on loan | Grimsby Telegraph". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  20. ↑ "Grimsby Town NEWS: Jack Mackreth 'will fight until he leaves', says Chris Doig | Grimsby Telegraph". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  21. ↑ "Grimsby Town NEWS: Jack Mackreth leaves Blundell Park by mutual consent | Grimsby Telegraph". grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  22. ↑ "Bringing Mack back was a no-brainer insists Brabin - Liverpool Echo". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  23. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Torquay United - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  24. ↑ "Jack Mackreth | Football Stats | Macclesfield Town | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  25. ↑ "Jack Mackreth: Macclesfield Town re-sign winger from Tranmere Rovers - BBC Sport". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
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